The headline race at the Royal Randwick today is the $500,000 Group 1 Telstra T-Box Epsom Handicap (1600m) set to jump as Race 8 at 4:10pm.

The final Group 1 race of the 2010 Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, a star studded field of 20 gallopers will fight it out in the Epsom Handicap today with Trusting the current $5 favourite at Sportsbet.

John Thompson’s Group 1 George Main Stakes runner-up Trusting overtook Neeson as the favourite earlier in the week and is due to jump from barrier nine with Jim Cassidy aboard today.

But with so many top class runners in the Epsom Handicap field, the Races.com.au team think there are better value picks to back.

Our favourite to cause an upset and win Race 8 at Randwick is Black Piranha paying very generously at $17 through Sportsbet.

Randwick – Race 8 – Telstra T-Box Epsom Handicap

• Odds-on Favourite: #5 Trusting – $5 [sportsbet]
• Races.com.au Favourite: #2 Black Piranha – Rated Special to Win at $17 [sportsbet]
• Best Place Chances: #1 Danleigh and #4 Leica Larrikin at [sportsbet]

Seven-year-old Black Piranha, trained by Con Karakatsanis, is drawn ideally today in barrier two and is coming off two eye-catching runs finishing fourth in the Theo Marks Stakes and fifth in the George Main Stakes.

Our favourite Epsom Handicap runners to finish in the money and to back in the Place markets at Sportsbet are Chris Waller’s Danleigh and Nothin’ Leica Dane gelding Leica Larrikin.

Because Danleigh and Leica Larrikin are two of the longer-priced roughies, currently paying $21 each at Sportsbet, putting them in a Trifecta with our favourite Black Piranha ($17) will pay very well if successful this afternoon.

Check out our more detailed 2010 Epsom Handicap Field & Betting Preview and then take advantage of our great race tips by betting at [sportsbet], where you are guaranteed better odds than the TAB!

2010 Epsom Handicap Field & Form

No	Form	Horse Name	Handicap	B	Age & Sex	Jockey	Trainer	Career
1	157X2344	Danleigh	59.0	10	7G	HBowman	C Waller	37-8-14
2	90841X45	Black Piranha	58.5	2	7G	NRawiller	C Karakatsan	48-8-16
3	12111X16	Doubtful Jack	54.0	11	4G	LNolen	P Moody	14-7-2
4	11151X28	Once Were Wild	52.5	5	4M	CBrown	Ms G Waterho	10-6-1
5	28X0X302	Trusting	52.0	9	4H	JACassidy	John Thompso	10-2-4
6	4-5X1X98	Dealer Principal	52.0	6	6G	BAvdulla	A J Cummings	14-4-2
7	9-0X6-27	Cannonball	52.0	14	6G	BSpriggs	Ms G Waterho	25-4-9
8	0-7X2-52	Centennial Park	52.0	1	5G	CReith	D Payne	21-6-4
9	1121X516	Neeson	52.0	4	4G	PRobl	J Pride	16-7-5
10	14-1X343	Sacred Choice	52.0	15	5M	TBerry	J Pride	23-7-7
11	1x1X2-5-	Leica Larrikin	52.0	7	5G	MACahill	R A Freyer	16-5-4
12	-1336X13	Captain Sonador	52.0	8	4H	GBoss	R J Milne	22-4-7
13	3-1021X1	Firebolt	52.0	21	5G	GSchofield	R C James	21-6-8
14	410×4629	Prince Braeman	52.0	19	6G	NBerry	P M Perry	32-9-9
15	X0536X78	Snapy Halo	52.0	16	6H	TClark	J O’Shea	18-6-2
16	541X7664	Sainthood	52.0	17	5G	RMQuinn	R Worthingto	19-4-4
17	X2301X36	Returntosender	52.0	12	5M	CraigWilliam	P Moody	16-3-6
18	22591X17	Bay Window	52.0	20	6G	CNewitt	Ms G Markwel	21-6-8
19	6541X850	Keepin The Dream	52.0	18	6G	DGanderton	J & G Lee	37-4-6
20	X8242182	Hidden Wonder	52.0	3	6M	JFord	K Lees	44-8-13
21	X30X5752	Syreon	52.0	13	7G	–	J Pride	18-4-5